Example sentences of "[that] he [modal v] be a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well that brings us back to the idea that he may be a man of style , rather than substance , in terms of differentiating himself from Mrs Thatcher . |
| 2 | His mind filled with primitive lore and with a sense of awkwardness at the numerous exhausting social roles he had to play in addition to that of the London banker , Eliot wrote to Mary Hutchinson in 1920 worrying about his inherited characteristics and suggesting that he might be a savage himself . |
| 3 | It was three years ago , when her husband was a new Cabinet Minister and there was a scare that he might be a target for the IRA . |
| 4 | However , underlying this was his teachers ' deeper concern that he might be a victim of physical and sexual abuse . |
| 5 | ‘ I felt after he won the Mandarin Chase at Newbury in 1990 that he would be a Gold Cup horse , but after he was beaten in the Gold Cup then I thought that the Grand National was his race , ’ Adams said . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , on March 28 Kim announced that he would be a candidate for the party 's presidential nomination . |
| 7 | Sir , — When Malcolm Rifkind was made Minister of Transport I wrote a letter to him congratulating him on his appointment , expressing the hope that he would be a success in his job and asking him to instruct his Civil Servants to concentrate their efforts more on the railways of this country rather than on the roads . |
| 8 | BAY City Rollers singer Les McKeown , who was penniless at the start of the year , predicted yesterday that he would be a millionaire by 1996 . |
| 9 | And it is convenient in practice that he should be a member , since this obviates the frequent summoning of the Law Officers for advice on points of Law . |
| 10 | The latter seemed to hold the view that , if there had to be an Archbishop of Canterbury at all , it were best that he should be a socialist . |
| 11 | Plumfield continued talking in a nasal voice and she decided that he must be a demon to live with . |
| 12 | Her countrywoman 's upbringing told her that he must be a gamekeeper on the estate owned by the people at Hillmarden Hall — some property developer and his wife , she believed . |
| 13 | He 's one of the strongest scrummagers in the game yet has rarely been inside a gym in his life , although a few of his international colleagues swear that he must be a closet trainer . |
| 14 | To the younger officers , Maxim 's presence proved that tomorrow would be The Day and — by reverse logic — that he must be a spy from Allied Command Europe come to report on their morale and even sobriety . |
| 15 | There was an eloquence about his hand movements and I realized also that he could be a dancer if he wanted to be . |
| 16 | Kuhl is a very experienced player who can control the pace of the game from midfield and Anderton has so much natural talent that he could be a match winner . |
| 17 | I wish him a a successful year , a happy year and a busy year and I 'm sure that he will be a credit to all of us on the Council . |
| 18 | The 32-year-old confirmed that he will be a candidate for the Northland ward in Londonderry in the local government elections in May . |
| 19 | The ‘ typical ’ Caterham driver is difficult to categorise beyond the fact that he will be a sports car enthusiast ‘ who takes pride in his driving ’ ( there is an unspoken assumption that he is male ) . |
| 20 | Britain 's Colin McRae , the only driver other than Sainz to have led the rally , finished a battling sixth in his Subaru Legacy to confirm that he will be a force to be reckoned with when he returns to tackle his first full World Championship season next year . |
| 21 | ‘ Only that he can be a bit … well , dangerous , I guess , ’ Nathan said . |